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in lafayette, elissa harrington cbs 5. >>> it's 4:31 now. this morning, road crews will be assessing damage from yet another sinkhole that opened up yesterday in the santa cruz mountains on vine hill road near the summit of highway 17. the dirt underneath vinehill gave way just before noon yesterday. and now one entire lane is gone and the rest of the road is in jeopardy because there's nothing under supporting the pavement now. one resident says he lost several trees in the collapse as debris rolled down the hill. >>> you can see that the whole road has been undermined and there's a lot of water flowing through and we have lost, you know, half the road. >> long-time residents say they have never seen anything like this at all. it's not clear how long that road will stay closed. >>> flood warnings for the napa river were canceled yesterday afternoon to the relief of residents nearby. they prepared for the worse putting sandbags around their properties. rain brought the water level within three feet of going over the banks. and this was the r
in lafayette, elissa harrington cbs 5. >>> it's 4:31 now. this morning, road crews will be assessing damage from yet another sinkhole that opened up yesterday in the santa cruz mountains on vine hill road near the summit of highway 17. the dirt underneath vinehill gave way just before noon yesterday. and now one entire lane is gone and the rest of the road is in jeopardy because there's nothing under supporting the pavement now. one resident says he lost several trees in the collapse...
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mornings at cbs 5 dot com. time : a >> comment on facebook or twitter, or email us at mornings@cbs5.com. >> if you have a plate of food near an animal, be careful. >>> it is 6:53. coming up, a final check of your top stories including this mess. what it's going to take to clean up this massive sinkhole when we come back. at bank of america, we're continuing to lend and invest in the people, businesses, and organizations that call the bay area home. whether it's helping a nonprofit provide safe, affordable housing within the city, supporting an organization that's helping kids find jobs and stay in school, or financing the expansion of a local company that's creating healthier workplaces, what's important to the people of the bay area is important to us. and we're proud to work with all those livermore. it happened just before 4 ts mornin betwee >>> welcome back. 6:57 now. a high-speed chase caused a chp patrol car to flip over in livermore. it happened just before 4:00 this morning on eastbound 580 between gree
mornings at cbs 5 dot com. time : a >> comment on facebook or twitter, or email us at mornings@cbs5.com. >> if you have a plate of food near an animal, be careful. >>> it is 6:53. coming up, a final check of your top stories including this mess. what it's going to take to clean up this massive sinkhole when we come back. at bank of america, we're continuing to lend and invest in the people, businesses, and organizations that call the bay area home. whether it's helping a...
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and that's where cbs 5 reporter elissa harrington is with it's going to take to clean it up. >> reporter: the city has a huge project on its hands. the city manager said this is the largest sinkhole he hasstein in more than 20 years and going to take a lot of time and money to fix it. a big problem in one lafayette neighborhood a 20-foot sinkhole swallowing a section of mountain view drive near downtown. chris lives steps away in this blue house. the sinkhole is practically in his front yard goosiery. sounded like a big crushing -- crumbling in. >> reporter: the sinkhole opened up yesterday after heavy rain. the creek under the street was running high with debris. >> it plugged the talbot, goes under the road, the water had nowhere to go and so it eroded the road around the culvert and collapsed the road. >> reporter: neighbors can't believe it. >> absolutely amazing. never seen anything like this in my life, never dreamed of it. by knew the area flooded on -- we knew the area flooded on new year's in 1977 but never saw this before. >> i have never seen this happen before. right in front
and that's where cbs 5 reporter elissa harrington is with it's going to take to clean it up. >> reporter: the city has a huge project on its hands. the city manager said this is the largest sinkhole he hasstein in more than 20 years and going to take a lot of time and money to fix it. a big problem in one lafayette neighborhood a 20-foot sinkhole swallowing a section of mountain view drive near downtown. chris lives steps away in this blue house. the sinkhole is practically in his front...
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in lafayette, elissa harrington, cbs 5. >>> thank you. this morning, road crews will be assessing the damage from yet another sinkhole not quite as big though. it opened up yesterday in the santa cruz mountains on vinehill road near the summit of highway 17. the dirt gave way before noon yesterday although this is a pretty good sized, too. one lane is gone and the remainder of the road is in jeopardy because there's nothing underneath right now to support that pavement. one resident says he lost several trees in the collapse as debris rolled downhill. >> you can see that the whole road has been undermined. and there was and a lot of water flowing through. we have lost half the road. >> long-time residents say they have never seen anything like it up in the santa cruz mountains. it's not clear how long that road will stay closed. >>> and one north bay school is closed today because of the damage from the storm over the weekend. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran is up in fairfax where crews will be cleaning all that flooded area out today, i gue
in lafayette, elissa harrington, cbs 5. >>> thank you. this morning, road crews will be assessing the damage from yet another sinkhole not quite as big though. it opened up yesterday in the santa cruz mountains on vinehill road near the summit of highway 17. the dirt gave way before noon yesterday although this is a pretty good sized, too. one lane is gone and the remainder of the road is in jeopardy because there's nothing underneath right now to support that pavement. one resident...